OBITUARY: Ruth J. Klemesrud, 1904-1996, Mitchell County, Iowa [ From Mason City Globe Gazette, Mason City, Iowa, May 23, 1996 (edited)] Ruth J. Klemesrud OSAGE, IOWA--Ruth J. Klemesrud, 91, of Osage, died Wednesday, May 22, 1996, at St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, Minn. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Rock Creek Lutheran Church, rural Osage, with the Rev. Roger Hoppenworth officiating. Burial will be in Rock Creek Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday at the Champion Funeral Home, Osage. Ruth J. Klemesrud was born Dec. 5, 1904, in Cedar Township, Mitchell County. Survivors include a sister, Eleanor Klemesrud of Minneapolis, Minn., and a brother, Lorin Klemesrud of Osage. Copyright 2004, Kermit Kittleson (for IaGenWeb)